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Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras had a warning for the Milwaukee Brewers after he was hit on the hand by a pitch Monday night from right-hander Brandon Woodruff. "They always say, ‘I’m not trying to hit you,’’’ Contreras said after the Brewers beat the scuffling Red Sox 8-6 at Fenway Park. "That gets old. So, next time they hit me again, I’m going to take one of them […]

This rematch carried the weight of October, even if the game didn’t. Meeting for the first time since the unforgettable Game 7 of the 2025 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Toronto Blue Jays in a 14-2 win on Monday night at the Rogers Centre. Though the series opener was devoid of the close battles we saw in the Fall Classic, this was still a sequel worth watching. […]

Blue Jays right-hander and three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer left Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after two innings, another potential blow to Toronto’s injury-hit starting rotation. The 41-year-old Scherzer, who re-signed with Toronto in February, allowed two runs and two hits. Teoscar Hernandez homered in the first, driving in Kyle Tucker’s walk. Scherzer’s fastball averaged 93.4 mph in a March 31 start against Colorado. That dropped […]